16 of the records still being kept by Indonesia!

1. Indonesia is the most biggest Island nations with 17.504 islands (included 9.634 haven’t been named islands and 6.000 not habitated islands).

2. 3 of the biggest islands are in Indonesia,such as: Borneo (Kalimantan, 539.460 km2), Sumatera ( 473.606 km2), and Papua ( 421.981 km2).

3. Indonesia is the largest maritime country in the world with the area of waters of 93 thousand km2 and the length of the coast about 81 thousand km2, or almost 25% beach area in the world.

4. Indonesia is a country with the largest tribes in the world. There are more than 740 tribes / ethnic groups, where Papua alone there are 270 tribes.

5. Countries with the largest regional languages, namely, 583 languages and dialects of the 67 main languages used by various tribes in Indonesia

6. Indonesia is the largest Muslim country in the world. The number of Muslims in Indonesia around 216 million people or 88% of the population of Indonesia. Most mosques also have a number of pilgrims and their home country in the world.

7. The world’s largest Buddhist monument (temple) is Borobudur in Central Java with a height 42 meters (10 levels) and long relief of more than 1 km. Estimated to be over 40 years by Syailendra Dynasty during the ancient Mataram kingdom (750-850).

8. Republic of Indonesia is the country’s first born after World War II in the year 1945.

9. Indonesia is the first nation (until now only one) that ever came out of the United Nations (UN) on the 7th January 1965. RI merged back into the United Nations in 1966.

10. Indonesia badminton team was the highest symbol of supremacy won badminton men, Thomas Cup, which is as many as 13 x (the first time last year in 1958 & 2002).

11. Indonesia is a producer of liquefied natural gas (LNG), the largest in the world (with 20% of world supply) were also the second largest tin producer

12. Indonesia ranks first in agricultural products, namely: Clove (cloves) & nutmeg (nutmeg), and No.2 in NR (Natural Rubber) and crude palm oil (Crude Palm Oil).

13. Indonesia is the largest exporter of plywood, which is about 80% in world markets\

14. Indonesia’s coral reef is the richest (18% of world total).

15. Indonesia has the world’s largest shark species for 150 species.

16. The world’s biggest orchids biodiversity: six thousand species of orchids, ranging from the largest (or Grammatophyllum speciosum Tiger Orchid) to the smallest (Taeniophyllum, not leafy), including the Black Orchid is a rare and found only in Papua.

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